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Class java.awt.Frame 

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.awt.Component
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           +----java.awt.Container
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                   +----java.awt.Window
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                           +----java.awt.Frame
public class Frame
extends Window
implements MenuContainer
A Frame is a top-level window with a title. The default layout for a frame is BorderLayout. Frames are capable of generating the following types of window events: WindowOpened, WindowClosing, WindowClosed, WindowIconified, WindowDeiconified, WindowActivated, WindowDeactivated.

See Also:
WindowEvent, addWindowListener

Variable Index

o CROSSHAIR_CURSOR
o DEFAULT_CURSOR
o E_RESIZE_CURSOR
o HAND_CURSOR
o MOVE_CURSOR
o N_RESIZE_CURSOR
o NE_RESIZE_CURSOR
o NW_RESIZE_CURSOR
o S_RESIZE_CURSOR
o SE_RESIZE_CURSOR
o SW_RESIZE_CURSOR
o TEXT_CURSOR
o W_RESIZE_CURSOR
o WAIT_CURSOR

Constructor Index

o Frame()
Constructs a new Frame that is initially invisible.
o Frame(String)
Constructs a new, initially invisible Frame with the specified title.

Method Index

o addNotify()
Creates the Frame's peer.
o dispose()
Disposes of the Frame.
o getCursorType()
Deprecated.
o getIconImage()
Returns the icon image for this Frame.
o getMenuBar()
Gets the menu bar for this Frame.
o getTitle()
Gets the title of the Frame.
o isResizable()
Returns true if the user can resize the Frame.
o paramString()
Returns the parameter String of this Frame.
o remove(MenuComponent)
Removes the specified menu bar from this Frame.
o setCursor(int)
Deprecated.
o setIconImage(Image)
Sets the image to display when this Frame is iconized.
o setMenuBar(MenuBar)
Sets the menubar for this Frame to the specified menubar.
o setResizable(boolean)
Sets the resizable flag.
o setTitle(String)
Sets the title for this Frame to the specified title.

Variables

o DEFAULT_CURSOR 
 public static final int DEFAULT_CURSOR
o CROSSHAIR_CURSOR 
 public static final int CROSSHAIR_CURSOR
o TEXT_CURSOR 
 public static final int TEXT_CURSOR
o WAIT_CURSOR 
 public static final int WAIT_CURSOR
o SW_RESIZE_CURSOR 
 public static final int SW_RESIZE_CURSOR
o SE_RESIZE_CURSOR 
 public static final int SE_RESIZE_CURSOR
o NW_RESIZE_CURSOR 
 public static final int NW_RESIZE_CURSOR
o NE_RESIZE_CURSOR 
 public static final int NE_RESIZE_CURSOR
o N_RESIZE_CURSOR 
 public static final int N_RESIZE_CURSOR
o S_RESIZE_CURSOR 
 public static final int S_RESIZE_CURSOR
o W_RESIZE_CURSOR 
 public static final int W_RESIZE_CURSOR
o E_RESIZE_CURSOR 
 public static final int E_RESIZE_CURSOR
o HAND_CURSOR 
 public static final int HAND_CURSOR
o MOVE_CURSOR 
 public static final int MOVE_CURSOR

Constructors

o Frame 
 public Frame()
Constructs a new Frame that is initially invisible.

See Also:
setSize, setVisible
o Frame 
 public Frame(String title)
Constructs a new, initially invisible Frame with the specified title.

Parameters:
title - the title for the frame
See Also:
setSize, setVisible

Methods

o addNotify 
 public void addNotify()
Creates the Frame's peer. The peer allows us to change the look of the Frame without changing its functionality.

Overrides:
addNotify in class Window
o getTitle 
 public String getTitle()
Gets the title of the Frame.

See Also:
setTitle
o setTitle 
 public synchronized void setTitle(String title)
Sets the title for this Frame to the specified title.

Parameters:
title - the specified title of this Frame
See Also:
getTitle
o getIconImage 
 public Image getIconImage()
Returns the icon image for this Frame.

o setIconImage 
 public synchronized void setIconImage(Image image)
Sets the image to display when this Frame is iconized. Note that not all platforms support the concept of iconizing a window.

Parameters:
image - the icon image to be displayed
o getMenuBar 
 public MenuBar getMenuBar()
Gets the menu bar for this Frame.

o setMenuBar 
 public synchronized void setMenuBar(MenuBar mb)
Sets the menubar for this Frame to the specified menubar.

Parameters:
mb - the menubar being set
o isResizable 
 public boolean isResizable()
Returns true if the user can resize the Frame.

o setResizable 
 public synchronized void setResizable(boolean resizable)
Sets the resizable flag.

Parameters:
resizable - true if resizable; false otherwise.
o remove 
 public synchronized void remove(MenuComponent m)
Removes the specified menu bar from this Frame.

Overrides:
remove in class Component
o dispose 
 public synchronized void dispose()
Disposes of the Frame. This method must be called to release the resources that are used for the frame. All components contained by the frame and all windows owned by the frame will also be destroyed.

Overrides:
dispose in class Window
o paramString 
 protected String paramString()
Returns the parameter String of this Frame.

Overrides:
paramString in class Container
o setCursor 
 public synchronized void setCursor(int cursorType)
Note: setCursor() is deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by Component.setCursor(Cursor).

o getCursorType 
 public int getCursorType()
Note: getCursorType() is deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by Component.getCursor(). 

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